Quality Standards

Many BAR members have adopted various quality certifications, enabling them to operate to clearly defined standards with procedures that are designed to benefit you, the consumer, at every stage of your move.

Quality Service Standards Ltd (QSS)

QSS is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAR, established in 1999. It is a UKAS-accredited certification body and through its team of highly experienced and qualified industry professionals it carries out approximately 1100 membership inspections and quality audits each year. Using quality standards is a highly effective way to improve performance and enhance the profile of a business. QSS helps Members achieve and maintain certification for the specialist industry standards BS EN 12522 (Domestic), BS EN 14873 (Storage), BS EN 15696 (Self Storage), BS 8522 (Commercial) and BS 8564 (Overseas) as well as ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems), ISO 14001 (Environmental), BS OHSAS 18001 (Health & Safety), ISO 27001 (Information Security) and the standards for shredding and document storage.

Domestic Moving Standards

These standards are the first and only recognised quality standards specifically aimed at furniture removals and storage for the benefit of the private individual.

Commercial Moving Standard

For commercial moves, all BAR Commercial Moving Group members adhere to the Commercial Moving Standard BS 8522. This was created by BAR in conjunction with BSI (British Standards Institution) to provide a tailored set of requirements specific to business (non-residential) moves.

Overseas Moving Standards

For overseas moves, BS 8564 is the relevant standard and BAR also recognises the internationally accepted FAIM certification which many Overseas Group members have adopted.

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